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IKEA Karlstad Couch Hack
Photo courtesy of Honey Badger HomeMatt and I have known for a while that we want a big sectional couch in our new living room. For us, there’s something about sectional couches that screams “comfort” and “family” and “relaxation.”We started by pricing sectional couches at brick and mortar furniture stores in Austin and quickly realized 1) they were too expensive for us and/or 2) we didn’t like most styles. Stores like Crate and Barrel, West Elm, and Pottery Barn are pretty much always too expensive for us (although we often like the styles).We quickly came to the conclusion that we needed to buy our next couch from IKEA… Read More -
Henry’s Baby Doll
Image courtesy The Cinnamon BearsWhile I was minoring in Women & Gender Studies in college, I was really committed to the idea that we should give little boys dolls to play with to help them cultivate their compassion and care. I remember giving my little brother a doll for Christmas.Now here I am a decade and a half later with a two year-old boy and no dolls in sight! Honestly, I think there still might be no dolls in sight if we had a little girl (although we would have probably received several as gifts by this point). I think it has more to do with the… Read More -
Handmade Goodness for Baby
The other night, Henry did something that melted my heart. We had a friend over for SXSW, so the noise in the living room woke Henry up around 11pm. I went into his room and asked him if he wanted some water. He said yes, got up, walked over to his bookshelf, drank some water, set his glass down, picked up the framed ultrasound picture of his brother, gave it a wet kiss, set it down, asked for a hug and kiss from me, went back over to his bed, and fell asleep.I keep trying to tell him that the baby won’t be able to do much at first,… Read More
